Admin news

News appear by default on the home screen of users, both registered and unregistered (see image Example of main interface as shown in Faune-France portal). With the corresponding rights, one can post and modify news and the slideshow on top. Access:

Administration > Admin news

Admin news

List of news entries displayed on the homepage. Use arrows under titles to alternate between ascending and descending order (see image as an example).

1. Search

Reduce list by typing a relevant word on the blank menu, and clicking SEARCH. When a filter is applied, click on DISPLAY ALL to see the full list.

2. Page Search

Select page number and/or number of items per page.

3. Details

See details of the selected piece of news.

4. Edit

Modify details.

7. News type

Select from the expandable menu the type of news this entry refers to. Refer to sub section '6. NEW' below for more information.

8. Taxonomic group

When applicable, type the taxonomic group the piece of news refers to, or part of it, in the left field (a) and select from the expandable menu in the right field (b).

9. Protocol

When applicable, type the name of the protocol the piece of news refers to, or part of it, in the left field (a) and select from the expandable menu in the right field (b).

When specified, only registered people for the concerned protocol will see the news.

10. News date

Date and time from when the news is active. If a date is in the future, then the news will be visible from that date and hour.

11. Title

Select the language from the tabs on top (a) and type / modify the title in the selected language (b). Repeat the process to add / modify titles in different languages, if needed.

12. Message

Select the language from the tabs on top (a) and type / modify new's content in the selected language (b). Repeat the process to add / modify content in different languages.

13. Header

Select the language from the tabs on top (a) and type/ modify a header in the selected language (b). Repeat the process to add / modify a header in different languages.

14. Information source

Optional, allows you to mention the source of the news information. Describe with a text where the information comes from, if you write an url, it will stay as a text and not become clickable. This will appear small at the end of the news.

15. Link

If necessary, add a link you want to appear at the bottom of the news just before document (if any).

16. Text to put in the link

If there is a link, indicate / modify the link's text.

17. File name

Update / delete / change a file associated to the piece of news. Only one document per news. Click on Choose file to update a file, and check Check to delete the image to delete it. Current uploaded file is indicated next to the button.

18. Text to put in the file

If there is a file, type / modify the text under which the file will be displayed.

19. Image

Upload / delete / change an image to the piece of news. Only one image per news! Click on Choose file to update an image, and check Check to delete the image to delete it. Current uploaded image is indicated next to the button.

20. Open in a new page

Indicate if this piece of news should be opened in a new window.

5. Delete

Delete selected piece of news. You will be asked to confirm.

6. NEW

Add a new piece of news to the homepage.

Adding news 1.

BACK: Go to previous screen without saving.
ADD: Add piece of news to the homepage.

7. News type:

NOTA: Actually (10.2023) the small icon is no longer displayed for the news type on responsive local portals.

Select from the expandable menu the type of news this entry refers to.

Select from:

• Avinews: News related (initially to birds) to taxonomic group.
  
• Technews: News related to technical aspects.
  
• Tipnews: News related for tips.
  
• Atlasnews: News related to atlas work.
  

8. Taxonomic group: When applicable, type the taxonomic group the piece of news refers to, or part of it, in the left field (a) and select from the expandable menu in the right field (b).

9. Protocol: When applicable, type the name of the protocol the piece of news refers to, or part of it, in the left field (a) and select from the expandable menu in the right field (b).

If you select a protocol, then only registered user for the protocol will see it.

10. News date: Choose the date and hour the new shall appear on the homepage.

Adding news 2.

BACK: Go to previous screen without saving.
ADD: Add piece of news to the homepage.

11. Title: Select the language from the tabs on top (a) and type the title in the selected language (b). If you need the news to appear for other languages, repeat the process to add titles in different languages.

The news will only appear in the chosen language.

12. Message: Select the language from the tabs on top (a) and type news content in the selected language (b). Repeat the process to add content in different languages. The news will only appear in the chosen language.

13. Header: Select the language from the tabs on top (a) and type a header in the selected language (b). Repeat the process to add a header in different languages. The news will only appear in the chosen language.

Adding news 3.

BACK: Go to previous screen without saving.
ADD: Add piece of news to the homepage.

14. Information source: If necessary, type the source of the news information.

15. Link: If necessary, add a link to news source.

16. Text to put in the link: If there is a link, indicate / modify the link's text.

17. File name: Click on Choose file to upload a file. Only one per news. Uploaded file is indicated next to the button.

18. Text to put in the file: If there is a file, type the text under which the file will be displayed.

19. Image: Click on Choose file to update an image. Only one per news. Uploaded image is indicated next to the button.

20. Open in a new page: Indicate if this piece of news will be opened in a new window.

News slideshow admin

List of images displayed at the top of homepage as a slideshow. Use arrows under titles to alternate between ascending and descending order (see image as an example).

Slideshow admin.

News number: Piece of news the image is associated to.
Active? Indicates if the image will be displayed in the slideshow or otherwise, only in the news.
Order: Indicates in which order it will be displayed in the slideshow in relation to other images.
Images: Image.
Title: Image title (or other related short message) displayed in the image in the language the page is selected to.

1. Search

Reduce list by typing a relevant word on the blank menu, and clicking SEARCH. When a filter is applied, click on DISPLAY ALL to see the full list.

2. Search

Select page number and/or number of items per page.

3. Details

See details of image.

Details slideshow admin.

BACK: Go to previous screen without saving.
EDIT: Edit details. See subsection Edit below.
DELETE: Delete image. You will be asked to confirm.

7. ID: Number identifying each image. It is assigned automatically.

8. Active? Indicates if the image will be displayed in the slideshow in the homepage.

9. Images: See image uploaded for this entry.

10. Title: See image titles (or other short related text) in different languages when available.

11. Button? Indicates if there is a clickable button associated to the image redirecting to the news section.

12. News number: Piece of news the image is associated to. If the button option is active, clicking on it will redirect to this specific piece of news. If none is indicated, the button will redirect to the general news section.

13. Use an external link: Indicates if there is a clickable button associated to the image redirecting to the external site indicated in the next field.

14. External link: Address to which the button will redirect. If none is specified, even if the button to an external site is activated, it will redirect to the site's news section. If an external address is specified but the button is inactive, the image will not include a link.

4. Edit

Modify the selected image

Edit slideshow admin.

BACK: Go to previous screen without saving.
MODIFY: Save changes.

8. Active? Show/hide the selected image in the homepage.

15. Order: Modify the order in which it will be displayed in relation to other images.

9. Images: Change the image attached to this entry. Click on Choose file to select the image to upload. Image name will display next to the button. Ideal size 1000x384px

10. Title: Select a language from the tabs above to add or change a title (or other related short text) or change in (a) and type or modify the title (b). See image as an example on how it looks like.

11. Button? Indicate if there will be a clickable internal link in the image. By default, the link will redirect to the news page. If the field Title is empty, no link will be displayed. See image as an example on how it looks like.

12. News number: Select/modify from the expandable menu the piece of news you want to associate the image to. If the button option is active, it will redirect to this specific piece of news and not to the general news page. If the previous option is inactive, the image will not include a link even if a piece of news is selected in this section.

13. Use an external link: Indicate if there will be a clickable external link in the image. If the field Title is empty, no link will be displayed. See image as an example on how it looks like.

14. External link: Type/modify address of the external link. If the field is empty, the button will redirect to the internal news' site. If the button is inactive no link will be displayed in the image even if an external address is specified here.

5. Delete
Delete selected image from slideshow on homepage. You will be asked to confirm.

6. NEW
Add a new image to homepage slideshow.

Adding a new slideshow image.

BACK: Go to previous screen without saving.
ADD: Save changes and add new image to slideshow.

15. Order: Type order in which it will be displayed in relation to other images.

9. Images: Upload image by clicking on Choose file to select the image to upload. Image name will display next to the button.

8. Active? Indicate if the image will be displayed in the homepage.

10. Title: Select a language from the tabs above to add a title in the selected language (a) and type title (b). You may repeat the process to add a title in different languages. This field could be used to add a short description or other related information. See image below on how it will look like.

Image in slideshow when only a title has been added.

If the field is empty, the image will not show any additional text even if a link is added. See example below.

Image when neither a title nor a link have been provided.

11. Button? Indicate if the image will include a clickable internal link. The button will state "MORE INFORMATIONS" (see image below) and by default, the link will redirect to the news page unless the news number is indicated in the next field. A link will not show if the field Title is not filled.

Image in slideshow when both a title and a link have been added.

12. News number: Select from the expandable menu the piece of news the image will be associated with. Note it will only link if the previous button option is active.

13. Use an external link: Indicate if the image will include a clickable link to an external site. The button will state "MORE INFORMATIONS" (see image above as an example) and will redirect to the site indicated in the next link. If none is indicated, it will redirect to the current site's news section. A link will not show if the field Title is not filled. If both Button? and External link fields are active, the image will show both links with the same title.

14. External link: Type the address of the external link. It will only redirect if the previous field is active. If no address is specified, even if the button to an external link is active, it will redirect to the site's news section.